When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they knew that he was talking about them.
Certainly, a human is more valuable than a sheep! So it is right to do good on the day of rest—a holy day.”
Then he used stories as illustrations to tell them many things. He said, “Listen! A farmer went to plant seed.
Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken. If the stone falls on anyone, it will crush that person.”
They wanted to arrest him but were afraid of the crowds, who thought he was a prophet.
One of the experts in Moses’ Teachings said to him, “Teacher, when you talk this way, you insult us too.”
The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the chief priests wanted to arrest him right there, but they were afraid of the people. They knew that he had directed this illustration at them.